MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryPeriodic PropertiesPrevious Year Questions

In which of the following arrangements, the order is not according to the property indicated after it in the bracket? (Manipal 2009)

A.Al³⁺< Mg²⁺< Na⁺< F
B.B < C < N < O✓ Correct
C.I < Br < F <Cl
D.Li < Na < K <Rb
Explanation

Ionization energy is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from a neutral gaseous atom. The given order B < C < N < O is incorrect because nitrogen has a higher first ionization enthalpy than oxygen. This is due to the half-filled stability of p- orbitals in nitrogen. Therefore, the correct order of the first ionization energy is B < C < O < N .

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